Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1895, Page 9

, “ THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS. tle Hreloe 8 ‘Avepus, Cor. 11th Street, by SH KAUPFMANN: Prest. EKAUFFMANN, | Wow York Ofice, 40 Potter Building, proves bdesssenk, ‘The Evening Star ts served bscribers ets by carriers, on thelr pag To rents Brccnts ‘cach. By" toailanywhece: tm. the ‘Culted menth. Sat quintupls Sheet Star, $1.00 per year; nulded, $2.00. ntered at the Offic at the Fowt mice at Washington, D. C., mail matte.) 7 Al! mail subscriptioas must be paid in advat Rates of advertising wade known oa application. Part 2. ch ¢ Fyening Sta , Pages 0-20. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 1895-TWENTY PAGES. While FAMOUS, 803 Penn. Ave., Bet. 8th and oth Sts. Plarket Space. Fine, Stylish, Tailor-Made Clothing at Popular Prices. From Next Monday Hence a Chance Seldom 50 Per Gent Below actual cost—that reduction is no fake—because we have on hand still too much clothing—no use to carry it over—the new tariff on woolens had, anyhow, cut off 50 per cent on present value of clothing for mext fall’s trade—is it not wiser to seil ours right away under these circumstances? Come and see yourselves our Stylish. Suits and Overcoats In Show Windows. Nos. 1 and 2 Marked Down to $5, $6.50, $7, $8, $8.50, $9Q, $9.50, $10 and $12.50.: Plenty of them—in all sizes—will gladly wait on you whether you buy or not. The Kamous, 803 Penn. Avenue, Bet. 8th and oth Streets. it Market Space. THE NATIONAL GUARD The Transfer of Three Organizations Has Been Ordered. A THIRD SEPARATE COMPANY Exception Takento an Army Offi- cer’s Criticism. NEW ARMORY SUGGESTIONS ——— General orders, No. 1, from headquarters of the District of Columbia National Guard, which have just been prepared, provide for many important changes. Company A, fifth battalion, is detached from that or- ganization and its designation changed to the third separate company. Future enlist- ments in this company will be corfined: ‘To men who served in the United States army, the navy or marine corps during the war of the rebellion and were honorably discharged. To men who have served in and have been honorably discharged from the United States army, navy or marine corps since 1865. To men who have served six years honor- ably in the National Guard of the District of Columbia. ‘The designation of company C, fifth bat- talion, ts changed to company A. Company B, secord battalion, fs trans- ferred to the third battalion and its desig- nation changed to company A. Company D, second battalion, fs trans- ferred to the third battalion, without change of designation. A standing council of administration, to consist of the commanding officer of the first regiment, the commanding officer of the second regiment and the quartermaster general, t3 established to control the re- ceipts and disbursements of the “brigade fund.” The junior member will record the proceedings, which will be signed by the president and recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose. pt. Fabian Columbus of company B, battalion, and First Lieut. John T. Elker of the first separate company, are re- lieved from duty as members of the bri- gade board of examination, and Capt. Ed- gar A. Shillirg of company A, third bat- talfon, 27 incee saat of the fir: as members of the boar Private Samuel I. Scott, company A, en- gineer corps, is announced as a distin- guished marksman. Work on the Armory Building. ‘The recent cold snap serfously interfered with work on the new armory building. Plastering could not be proceeded with, and ft was so cold on the first floor that the carpenters were corpelled to desist in their efforts toward completing the wood- work. Considerable wainscoting remains to be placed in position; electric lights must be put in, and the main entrance completed before the structure will pe ready to be turned over to Gen. Ordway. It is thought that the troops will move in about the 15th instant, or soon thereafter. Considerable dissatisfaction was express- ed during the past week throughout the guard over a statement to the effect that the space set aside for a gymnasium had been partitioned off into quarters, to be occupied by the engineer corps. This im- pression was erroneous. The engineers are to be on the fourth floor, while on the fifth will be a gymnasium and billiard room, just above the rooms of the second battalion. The Rifle Gallery and Outdoor Range. All paraphernalia and fittings for the rifle gallery are on hand, and will be put in position shortly. Twelve new targets from the Rock Island arsenal are included im the foregoing. ‘The capacity of the new gallery is double that of the old, and back work, so far es indoor rifle practice is con- cerned, will be made up in a short time. Negotiations for an outdoor range are still pending. A suitable site has been found near Magruder station on the Balti- more and Potomae railroad, but the rate of fare demanded by the railroad company is far too high to be entertained, and pro- ceedings are at a standstill, awaiting the action of the company on a request for a of fare. Suitable ground for also been found near Lakeland and College tions on the Baltimor OF Ohio railroad. a A Suggestion About Hours at the Armory. The statement that the new armory building will be clesed each week day until 4 pm. and all day or Sundays has not met with enthusiastic approval among the rank and file of the guard. Speaking on the subject with a Star reporter the other day a well-known officer said: “The clos- ing of the arraory on week days I consider ® good step, because it will eliminate. the leafing habit prevalent with several hun- dred young men, will greatly lessen the work of the janitors and will do away with opportunities for theft. But I am strongly averse to closing the building all day on Sundays. Many guardsmen are en- gai in business pursuits until late at night, and Sunday is really the only day many officers have free to devote to com- pany books and papers. Would it not be sensible and proper to open the armory on Sundays, say, from 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock or 5 o'clock in the afternoon?” To Guard the New Structure. The same officer also suggested that after tho brigade moved into the new armory a guard be placed at the main entrance throughout each evening. Guard mount could te gone through with nightly, and as a majority of the citizen soldiers are far from expert as to this ceremony, the scheme would prove of great advan- tage. The plan in question, it 1s sald, is followed at ail the big armories through- out the country. It is also an establish- ed custom for military courtesy to pre- vail indoor at all times, and enlisted men salute commissioned officers whether in uniform or civilian attire. Transfer of Company A, Fifth Batta- lion. The most important transfer, it 1s thought, provided for in general orders No. 1, is that of company A, fifth battalion, which is to be known hereafter as the third separate company. According to an officer of the fifth, it has been evi- dent for a long time that the members of company A cannot keep up with the active work required in the battalion these days, and consequently the attendance has very naturally fallen off. The men have been, and are, heart and soul, interested in the National Guard, and hate to confess that they are not as young as they used to be. They have to a man served in the army or navy, and in addition have been mem- bers of the guard for from four to six years, and for those reasons are entitled to special consideration. In view of the fore- going, says the officer, company A” is detached from the fifth battalion and des- ignated as the third separate company, a veteran reserve corps. The field of re- cruiting is enlarged and the company will be permitted to enlist men who have served in the army, navy or marine corps, since the war, as well as those who have been connected with the National Guard for at least six years. In this way it is thought that the veterans will be placed in a position of honor, in appreciation for their long service. That the best of feeling exists between company A and battalion headquarters was demonstrated by an official leave taking on Sunday morning last. Speeches were made by Maj. Suess, Capt. Simmons and others, and after wishing each other continued prosperity under the new condition of af- fairs and promising to maintain the present agreeable social relations, the parting oc- curred. The identity of the battalion as the “Union Veteran Corps” has long been lost because of the enlistment of those who are not veterans or sons of veterans, and the change about to occur concentrates the Union Veteran Corps from a battalion to the old well-known “Union Veteran Corps, First Company.” Maj. Suess has received several offers to fill the vacancy which will be caused by the transfer of company A. He is proceed- ing cautiously, however, and will accept nothing less than sixty-five first-class men, who will, without question, be able to hold up their end with any company in. the guard. There is a pleasing prospect of en- isting in the near future such a company, composed of a number of well-known pro- fessional and business men. Capt. Columbus Has Resigned. Another matter of interest in the fifth battalion is the resignation of Capt. Fabian Columbus of company B. Capt. Columbus has for a long time past, it is said, con- templated retiring from the guard, and he was awaiting an opportunity when he could leave his command in first-class con- dition. His company understands the mat- ter fully, and the best of feeling seems to prevail, although conflicting statements have been made in connection with the matter. An election to fill the vacancy of captain of company B has been ordered for January 11. Matiers Concerning the Fifth. The next officers’ school will he held on +the evening of January 7, when extended order and the firings will be discussed. Hereafter, until further orders, the In- structions for guards of the battalion will be as prescribed for sentinels between taps and reveille. Whenever practicable, the drill hall will be entirely darkened, with the exception of a light at an imagi guard house, in order to make the duty realistic as possible. ‘Lieut Charles A. Knockey has been re- lieved from further duty as a member of the board of survey, and Capt. George W. England detailed as a member of the board in his stead. rst Lieut. Charles E. Swigart of com- pany C has been relieved from comman of company A, and directed to report to the commanding officer of company C for duty. The present battalion board of examina- tion has been dissolved, and a new board, composed of First Lieut. James L. Mock, First Lieut. Charles E. Swigart and Second Lieut. J. D. Leeman, appointed. Lieut. Mock will act as recorder. Maj. Suess, in a rec order, expressed the hope that the coming of the new year will bring with it a period of renewed ac- tivity in matters pertaining to the discipline, drill and general efficiency of the fifth bat- talion that shall be the first step towar placing it in the front rank of the batta fons of the District of Columbia National Guard. Maj. Suess Takes Exception. Maj. Otto L. Suess of the fifth battalion, in a communication to ‘The Star, takes ex- ception to certain statements made by an army officer who gave his views of the Dis- trict guard in an interview published in this column on Saturday Jast. The criti- cism especially referred to was as follows: “I am afraid the same cannot be said of the results gained at individual encamp- ments. It was ty misfortune to visit Marshall Hall last summer when such a camp was in progress. and the lack of discipline was very apparent, more so, per- haps, because of the Dresence of several companies of regul I found on making inquiry that altho the commanding officer had been careiul in publishing crders as to discipline, &c., these orders were not carried out, with the result that the men, especially when off duty, did not dress or act like soldiers. “Men could be seen around the grounds, on the wharf and on the steamer wearing campaign hats and uniform coats, the lat ter, as a rule, being unbuttoned, while cne natty little fellow made himself conspicu- ously prominent by wearing a yachting cap, uniform coat, white duck trousers and the cape of an overcoat thrown over his oulders. To a civilian it may seem ri- iculous to mention 3uch trivial matters, but to a military man they at once inti- mate a lack of discipline and disregard of orders.”* ‘This has given Maj. Suess cause to write as given below: “As there were several encampments held at Marshall Hall last summer your inform- ant should have been open, honest, fair and manly enough to designate the command to which he referred, so as not to implicate in Bis criticism every command in camp there during the summer. “I had the honor to command a provis- ional regiment of the Dy C. N. G., composed of ten companies, the ambulance corps and the corps of field music, and if there is one thing I am proud of it ‘Is the discipline that was maintained in camp. We were in camp from July 28 to August 6, inclusive. Orders were not simply issued, but were carried out and the strictest discipline maintained. “I have the assurance of Capt. James M. Bell and ideut. Robert Sewell, seventh United States cavalry; Lieut. James W. Benton and Alexander W. Perry, ninth United States cavalry, and Lieut. Alfred C. Merrilat, eighth United States cavalry,who were in camp there at the same time, that the discipline we maintained was the best they had ever seen in any camp of the National Guard. The enlisted men declared that we were much more severe than they were in their own camp, which seems to be substantiated by a private of the ninth United States cavalry who chanced to run up against our camp regulation, who said: ‘You all’s much stricter over here than we is. y as “The sentinel on No. 1 allowed no man to leave camp who did not have his blouse buttoned or who was not clad in strict reg- ulation uniform, and all the way through the men 'took considerable pride in how they conducted themselves, and the otticers who were there and know what they are talking about have no fault to find. “Considering for the sake of argument that a man should have strayed outside of the camp limits and been guilty of un- military conduct, should the action of one wuan condemn the whole, slovenly conduct of one man reffect to the discredit of 400 others who were military in every sense; must {t necessarily reflect upon the discipline of the camp; is it suf- ficient grounds whereon to base an honest criticism?” Members of the District guard were pleased to learn during the past weck of the promotion of Adjutant General Theo- dore Mosher from a first lieutenancy to a captaincy in the regular army. He is an old Washington boy, and the local citizens feel a personal interest in him, or should the/ REAL ESTATE GOSSIP The Proposed Theater Site on Lafay- ette Square. PROFIT ON THE BLAINE PROPERTY A Change From a Residence toa Business Section. SOME IMPROVEMENTS The announcement that fhe Blaine house on Lafayette square is to be torn down and a theater building erectedion the site has created more comment tgan {s usual in cases of property changes, This is due to several causes, not the lést of which is the public interest in the building itself, which Is associated with historic events, and was the home of two great Secretaries of State. There ts another phase of the transaction which has attfacted the atten- tion of people who don’t @#fe much about historic places, or the evénts of the past, but who take the livellest#kind of interest in what is happening today, and what is likely to happen tomorrow, especially as such things affect property values. To this class the location of a theater on this site is regarded as significant of the future of the entire locality, It is evident to these keen observers that the erection of a theater building will be a further step in the process that has been going on for several years past, and which is gradually transforming this locality from a choice resident section into a business section. This change has already been effected on H street between 14th and Vermont avenue and along 15th street, and for some time past it has been lingering on the edge of the Lafayette Park section. There is no doubt in the minds of many that the plunge has been made, and that the transforming process is now going on. A Steady Apprecintion. From a sentimental standpoint, rather than trom any substantial consideration, this change is to be deplored. It will re- sult in the destruction or the transforma- tion of buildings of historic interest, and in the loss of a desirable locality for resi- dence purposes. It will be accompanied, however, by an appreciation of property and by an expansion of the business in- terests of the city. The financial history of the Blaine prop- erty, which runs back nearly half a cen- tury, shows a steady advante in values. It has had but three owners, and so it is quite easy to follow the record of the va- rious transfers. The house was built by Commodore Rogers some years prior to 1850, and in the fifties {t was purchased by A. B. Stoughton for. $25,000. The prop- erty ‘remained in the pogsession of Mr. Stoughton and his heirs ntil the year when it was purehaséd/for Mr. Blaine, e being $35,000. dt had been occu- pied by one of the offices of the *govern- ment for a number ofvyears and prior to | that time had been leased as a club house, and so consequently at the time Mr. Blaine decided upon it for his home the building vas badly in need of repairs. This fact s conside! in the negotiations. Mr. Blaine expended the sum of $15,000 in im- provements upon the property. At first he leased the property, with the privilege of purchase, and it was not until 1891, some three years after the lease had been made, that the purchase deeds were placed on record. The Exact Figures. As has been already stated in The Star, the property has not been sold to the syn- dicate that end to erect a theater build- ing, but through the agents of Mrs. Blaine, Messrs. Fitch, Fox & Brown, a lease has been made for a period of ninety-nine years. The annual rental, or ground rent, as it is known in other cities where this system of handling property is more com- mon than it is here, is usually based on the market valve of the property. It is understood that the valuation of the prop- erty is about $100,000. This shows quite an advance over the figures of six years ago. As the property contains nearly 10,000 square feet, on that basis the valuation is about $10 per square foct. The adjoining property to the north, which is owned and occupied as a_re: dence by Senator Cameron, was purchased .by Mr. Cameron some two years prior to the purchase made by Mr. Blaine. He paid for this property the sum of $68,000, and, like Mr. Blaine, he spent quite a large sum of money in improvements and alter- ations. The Kennedy Residence. A handsome residence on California ave- nue, Washington Heights,-has been com- pleted for Dr. and Mrs. C, Ulrich Kennedy. ‘The house does not occupy the entire front- age of fifty feet of the lot, and hence there is space left for a side lawn. Select rough red brick, with red sand’stone trimmings, are used in the construction of the walls, and the architects, A. H. Mullett & Co., have aimed to give a colonial feeling to the design. The vestibule, which is protected by oak storm doors filled with beveled plate glass, is tiled with mosaic and has an oak wainscoting. The entrance hall is wide end is ornamented with a grilled screen supported on oak columns. ‘On this story the floors are laid with maple and mahog- any border. From the reception hall a large staircase leads to the upper stories. ‘The dining room is oval shaped, and large windows open out into a spacious covered porch. There ts also an entrance into the reception hall from the porte.cochere. The upper floors are conveniently arranged and the bath room is tiled. Building Record. The building inspector's record for the past week, ending yestefday, shows that seven permits were taken out for the erec- tion of new buildings, aggregating in cost $19,100. This was divided among the sev- eral sections of the city a$ follows: North- west, five permits, $18,000; southwest, one permit, $1,000, and the county, one permit, $100. Some Improvements. The inspector of buildings has issued a permit to Ann E. Stewart for the erection of a two-story flat at numbers 1207 and 1200 H street northwést. It will be 38x40 feet, built of pressed brick, with the first story cccupied by stores. J. Blake Clark is the architect and builder. F. P. Serrin has planned the erection of four brick dwellings at numbers 2321 and 2323 Virginia avenue and 2312 and 2314 G street northwest. They will be two stories in height, 12x32 feet.. J. B. Kleindienst is the architect der. Joseph Manning will shortly commence the erection of a brick dwelling at 820 2d street southwest. It is to be two stories high, 35x45 feet, and built by Joseph Man- ning. Plans for thirty-one houses, to be erected on Quincy street northeast between Ist and 24, Q and .R streets, bave been prepared by L. E. Dessez, architect. They are to te two stories and cellar, 18x50 and 18x63, with bay windows, fronts of pressed brick and Hummelstown stone. ‘Francis & Schnelder have prepared plans for a block of five houses, to be erected on M street between 6th and 7th streets north- east. Four are to be two stories and base- ment and one three stories and basement, with square bays, buff brick fronts, trim- med with sandstone. Pelz & Carlyle have prepared plans for a business building at 1327 F street. THE GOODLY COMPANY. On a certain side street just off a busy thoroughfare stands a quaint old building. The spot is within sight and sound of the great throbbing, pulsing business artery and yet is no part or parcel of it; even as ycu have seen a sluggish eddy on the edge of a rushing stream where stray bits of drift have been caught and circle round and round undisturbed from their orbit while the main tcrrent pours onward. In this quiet place where the old-fashioned houses seem to have tallen by the way- side from the procession of progress in a bygone age and have not made a step for- werd since, is a three-story house with stuccoed front and old tims dormer win- dows in the upper story. The ancient house is in keeping with the staid and quiet street and both are In harmony with the company which gathers there. The house is the residence of 2 canny Scotsman from the north side of Tay. To call the place a restaurant would be to pro- fane it, to detract from the dignity of agé. To term it a saloon would be worse still, while neither inn nor tavera fits the case. It is true that on the ground floor in the frent room there is something lik? a bar: there are bottles and glasses on shelves behind it, a ssnded floor, two tables with round stains on the tops showing the im- print of glasses, but the appearance of the whole place is so quaintly, oddly different from anything of similar order generally seen these days that it can only be regard- ed as a specimen of an extinct species of the genus inn, tavern or restaurant. Thus it is probably that in recognition of the difficulty of properly classifying the place it is only referred to as 'The House. The habitues are few and of a class. Oc- casionally it happens that a denizen of the new world finds his way by_ accident there, and with a full-back coat, creas- ed trousers, tan gloves and _ cane poised accurately at an angle of forty-five degrees, with handle downward, puts hir- self in contrast with the surroundings, like a gilded, fragile par- ler chair beside a mahogany _ dresser. He is served by the Canny Scot.—“I’ll ne’er gie good siller the go-by,” says the Canny Scot—but he is served grimly, silently and _con- strainedly. As a rule the denizen of the new world soon feels uncomfortable. The conversation stops, every one is looking at him and the silence is that of well-bred constraint which will not say that the per- son is an intruder, but indicates that his presence is simply tolerated. Chances are that he gulps down his drink and escapes, never to return to that uncomfortable place again. Thus it has come to pass that lit- tle by little the place has been given over to the habitues, surrendered by the younger egneration as a part of the bygone age to which the house and street seem to belong. Just back of the front room, however, is the room of rooms, the holy of holies that is never profaned by unworthy foot. Here is a dim-looking room with a low wooden ceiling and wainscoted walls as clean as oll and rubbing cammake old oak. There fs an open fireplace with polished brass dog- irons and hearthstones reddened with pow- dered brick dust; a high mantelpiece flarked with three-pronged candlesticks and before the fireplace half a dozen high- backed oak chairs. In this room gathers the Goodly Compa- ny. It is composed of a dozen or more white hatred but bright-eyed old gentlemen, including the Canny Scot, with the Writer Lad also in attendance. Now as to this writer lad, let it be sald that owing to his youth he did have a hard time to obtain a sittIng In the Goodly Company and it is a mystery to this day how he got his foot- held, but being a discreet young man and by dint of careful listening and close ob- servation, thereby enabling him to give ap- preciative audience to the stories of his betters, he was at first suffered to remain and then welcomed. The members of the Goodly Company are men whose occupa- tions close at o'clock in the after- noon and they start for home, stopping 3 invariably at the Canny Scot’s for a toddy and a bit of gossip. They meet in the little back room, dropping in one by one, but so promptly that invariably at twenty-five minutes past 4 the Canny Scot lights the wick under the hot-water kettle and begins his preparations for tae making of his own Scotch. “Time, tide and the toddy-kettle wait for rae mon” says the Canny Scot as he ac- curately measures the exact amount of incomparable hot water necessary to make two toddies apiece all around. “The de’il and a dry- thirst tek the mon who dinna know enough to coom in time.” And so it is; precious little chance has the late comer for a glass of the brew. ‘As the mellow fragrance of the hot Scotch fills the room and diffuses its tempt- ing invitation to draw nearer each man of the Goodly Company pulls his chair up to the fire, sniffs the air expectantly and unbends a bit from that stiff dignity which men cf their years must preserve in pub- lic. The Canry Scot pours out the brew, each man takes a sip and then for a few minutes they rit in silence; gravely, rev- erently, as it in the presence of a great jey, while the steaming incense from the kettl2 weaves fantastic, fragrant halos around their heads. sce eLe When the first glass is half finished, pipes are lighted, and then only is the si- lence broken. “Aweel, gentlemen,” says the Canny Scot, “this is nae Quaker prayer meeting,” and then he always looks at the man whose turn it is to talk. After a pause and a puff or two the Man Addressed must begin. “J was just recalling the time when I was in the Secret Service, years ago,” said the Man Addressed, yesterday. “One of the most stirring adventures I ever had was with a smuggler in Puget Sound, off the coast of Washington. The town of Victoria, British Columbia, is a snug nest for smuggling, and they run a vast amount of dutiable goods across the border, despite the watchfulness of the Customs officers. I was advised by my man in Victoria that there was a large quantity of silk, recently brought over from China, which was intended to be smuggled into the United States in small lots at a time. It was thought that the fellows would land their cargo somewhere between Port Townsend and the then young city of Tacoma. I had hired a small sloop that was a crack sailer and possessed of a tre- merdous spread of canvas. The sloop was brought up to Port Townsend and anchor- ed around the point about a mile from the town in a secluded cove. One of my men was pliced on the lookout constantly at a point which commanded a view of the wharf at Port Townsend. Then I went in- to the town, having taken all these pre- cautions to prevent the agents of the smugglers in the town from getting wind of my movements. “Finally I received a tip one afternoon by wire from my man at Victoria that the run would be mads that night. The night shut in dark and rainy with a strong wind blowing in from the Pacific and a heavy sea running. As soen as it was dark I went out on the pier head, and lighting my lantern hung it below the flooring and swung it five times. In a moment came the answer from the point beyond, where a red light showed for a moment and then disappeared. In about half an hour my sloop loomed up in the darkness and came sweeping along by the wharf, close enough for me to make a running jump and alight upon her deck. Then we stood out into the Sound. The channel is not so very wide there, and we were never out of sight of the lights of the town, notwithstanding the rain and darkness. We tacked up and down the channel under short canvas, with the little sloop pitching in the big seas, but tight and stanch as a two-decker. “About 1:30 o’clock we were bowling along at a merry rate, diagonally crossing the channel, when we almost came ‘head on’ into a small schooner. She was run- ning without lights herself, and neither of us saw th-. other until we loomed up dead ahead. Fortunately a bright lookout was being kept, and the skipper of each craft gave exactly the right orders, with the re- sult that both helms were put hard down and each boat sheered off just enough in dashing vast to give the other sea room. It was all over and we were out of sight in a moment almost, but in that time I had become convinced that this was my smuggler. We came about on the other tack and started in pursuit of the schooner, whose course we could guess. Every stitch of canvas was set up to the limit of safety —and I am afraid a little beyond, for the spar seemed to be straining, but the skip- per said she would stand the pressure. broke away Just at this time the clouds and a slip of a moon came out, shedding a pale light over the waters. We saw the schooner on the star- board bow about 300 yards in the .ead. They saw us at the same time, for they immediately clapped on more sail and held on. It was soon evi- dent, however, that the sloop was the faster sailer of the two, and an hour later we ran along- side the schooner and 4 commanded them to heave to. They refused to obey this order, whereupon I called three of my men, and we sprang down onto her deck. The crew met us with with belaying pins in uands and fight in their eyes, but the sight of three pistols shoved into their faces soon brought them to terms. The schooner was hove to and searched, re- sulting in the finding of six bales df silk stowed away in the after hold under a lot of old tarpaulins.” . . The Man Addressed arises, knocks the ashes out of his pipe, looks in his glass to see that nothing remains; the Goodly Com- pany does likewise, end all file out of the room with the Writer Lad bringing up the rear. It is half-past five, dinner is await- ing, and after laying a silver quarter on the counter each man departs for home, the Canny Scot tossing him a im but friendly rod as he passes out. fs —— MOODY AND SANKEY CHOIR. Result of the Concert im Convention Hall. There was a full meeting last evening of the governing ccmmittee of the Moody chcir, and complete returns were presented by the treasurer for the concert given in Convention Hall on December 5. Notwith- standing the low price of admission and the expenses attending an entertainment in such a large auditorium, the committee Is Fleased to announce a net profit of over $400 on this ccncert. The total receipts were $762.85, and the total expenses, in- cluding rent of hall, chairs, music, printing, advertising, moving. pianos, éc., were $331, Téfiving & balance of $451.85. The committee has decided that the bulk of this money shall be applied immediately to- ward the relief of the suffering at present existing amongst the poor of this city. Ac- cordingly, the treasurer was ordered to pay over at once to the Central Union Mission $150 and to the Associated Charities $15v. It was also voted that 350 be sent to the Home for Incurables of the District and $50 for the Mocdy schools at Northfield and Chicago. This leaves a balance of $31.85. It is interesting to note that in the face of the failures of so many musical and dramatic enterprises during the past two seasons such pronounced success should attend the tw concerts of the Moody choir. Director Foster is laying great plans for the future in connection with his organiza- tion, and expects to give another big con- cert in the spring. The next rehearsal is an important one and will occur on Tues- day evening, January 15, at some church to be announced later. The choir now has over 600 active members and applications are received almost daily. The chorus will be limited at present to 1,000 voices. Ap- plications for mgmbershlp may be made to any of the goversing committee, as follows: Percy S. Foster, chairman and musical di- rector, corner 12th and G streets; Dr. M. D. Peck, secretary and treasurer, 934 F street northwest; Dr. F. J. Woodman, 214 2d street northeast; F, A. Wilson, 2820 Dum- barton avenue, P. M. Hough, 929 S street northwest; W. J. Palmer, 136 D street southeast. —————— STEVENSO: MEMORY. IN A Notable Gathering at Carnegie Hall Honored the Novelist. Carnegie Music Hall, in New York, was crowded last night, when the memecry of Robert Louis Stevenson, the novelist, was henored. The exercises were held under the auspices of the “Uncut Leaves Soci- ety.” Among those present were. Edmund Clarence Stedman, president; William Dean Hewells, Frank R. Stockton, Charlés A Dana, Seth Low, St. Clair McKelway, J. Pierpcnt Morgan, Walter Damrosch, An- drew Carnegie, Augustus St. Gandens, R. H. Stoddart, J. H. Harper, David Christie Murray, Rev. Dr. Rainsford, Richard Wet- son Gilder, Gen. James Grant Wilson, Charles Scribner, Edward Eggleston, Prof. W. M. Sloan. Luther J. B. Lincoln called the meeting to order. Andrew Carnegie made a short address and Dr. Edward Eggleston said in part: “There is a completeness about some men’s lives that maxes me envy them. Stevenson’s was one of them. Some men like him have defied the conventionalities of life. He livcd honestly and cleanly and died as he would have wished, having coined his Hfe in the way he desired to coin it. If you ask me to be sorry here to- night, I cannot.” David Christie Murray, the novelist,eulogized Robert Louis Steven- scn. Nelson Wheatcraft read “Ticonder- oga” and “Christmas at Sea,” from the ballads of Stevenson. One of the last speakers of the evening was George W. Cable. Mr. Cable said, among other things: “Stevenson wrote to the child in the man and to the man in the child. Courage and truth should be the motto of the writer of adventure. To preach without preaching and teach with- out teaching is his task, and in our day no man has done better than he whose untimely death we deplore tonight.” —-—— —-see Died for His Wife. A distressing railroad accident occurred on the Catawissa division of the Philadel- phia and Reading railroad, near Ringtown, Pa., Thursday night, by which Jacob Fish- er, a Catawissa valley farmer, was in- stantly killed and his wife fatally injured. Fisher and his wife spent the evening visiting friends a few miles away from their own farm, and returning they waiked along the railroad track. While crossing a bridge Fisher and his wife were run down by an engine. Fisher caught his wife up in his arms, and when the engine approached threw her upon the cowcatcher. In an instant he was struck down himself and his head completely severed from his body, ++ —____. An Ohio Asylum Burned. One wing of the State Asylum for Imbe- ciles, containing dormitories for 200 boy at Columbus, Ohio, was burned last night. At the time the inmates were at supper in another building, and there was no loss of life. The 1,000 inmates were kept under per- fect control, and none escaped. Loss, $30,- 000. One of the pupils is thought to have started the fire. Ric! NN. Brooke, the well-known Wash- ington artist, will follow. ee —As an evidence that times are improv- frig somewhat in New York the fact is cited that at the fall exhibition of the exhibition. : ee —Another woman artist has received the red ribbon of the French Legion of Honor for her attainments as a painter. This time it is Madame Demont-Breton, daugh- ter of Jules Breton, the celebrated painter, whose talent she, in a great measure, in- herits. ee —It is known that Joe Jefferson poses as something of an artist himself, as well as a collector of pictures, but he evidently desn’t rank high in Boston as a painter, whatever the hub may think of him as an actor. At a recent sale in that city of the effects of the late William Warren, who was Boston’s favorite comedian, several water colors painted by Jefferson, and pre- sented by him to his brother actor, sold for the absurdly low price of a dollar apiece! Boston doubtless thinks that “a shoemaker should stick to his last.” ee —The January number of the Art Inter- change kas an illustrated article on the Rookwood Pottery, at Cincinnati, which, it will be remembered, was founded by Mrs. Storer, wife of the representative in Con- gress from that city. The text and illustra- tions of the article are alike interesting, but what makes the paper 'y valu- able to collectors is the list it contains of the principal decorators employed in the factory, with tac-similes of the respective monograms or ciphers with which works are signed. oe -—The matter of properly placing the statue of Penn which surmounts the tall tower of the new city building in Philadel- phia is not settled yet, and it is not likely that it will ever be satisfactorily disposed of. It is clear that the artist who executed it always intended that the figure should face southward, which is indeed the cnly proper direction; but-the architect who de- signed the building made its north side the principal front, and the city fathers main- tain that the statue should face that way, not to the rear of the structure. Un- doubtedly the best soiution of the difficuity is to take the statue m and keep it down,—and out of sight, welll As an example of architecture the building is so bad, the history of its construction has been so discreditable, and the site selected for the eftigy of the founder of the city Is 80 propriate, and indeed so that one wi think taxt, instead of doing any- thing to call public attention to the mat- ter, the people of Philadelpnia would use every means at command to have the whole unsavory subject kept out of thought in the quigkegt and most effective ir pos- le. . —It is rare that the people of Washington have such an opportunity as is just now pre~ented at the Veerhoff galleries on F street, to inspect a collection of paintings by the best modern artists of Europe. These canvases were sent here by Messrs. Hollender & Cremetti, proprietors of the famous Hanover Galleries, London, not so much in expectation that the present ex- hibition would prove to be a commercial success directly, as to show the range and quality of their holdings, with a view to future visits here. In the collection now on view are characteristic exampies by such artists as Corot, Dupre, lsavey, Vi- bert, Muller, Diaz, Jacque, Troyon, van Marcke, and others hardly less weil-known. . ee —The golden age of painting may have been in the past, but the present is the golden age of prices, witness the foliowing figures realized in late years; The “Com- municants,” by Jules Breton, was bought by Mr. Donald Smith for $45,500; a Corot went up to $74,000; a Rousseau was sold for $124,000 in April, 1885; three portraits of women, by Gainsborough, $375,000; a Vir- gin, by Raphael, $350,000; two portraits of men, by Holbein, $300,000; two portraits of women, by Rembrandt, $240,000; “The Man with the Hoe,” by Millet, was bought for $90,000; “The Angelus,” by the same, for 3150,000; and “Ihe Shepherdess,” by the same, $200,009. The two last named belong to Mr. Chauchard. Finally, the “i814” of Meissonier reached the price of 160,000, and it would probably bring nearly double that sum at public sale today. ° oe —It must be a matter of regret to every one interested in the subject of art at the national capital that Mr. Hovenden, the distinguished a: it, who had a studio he: last winter, has been obliged to give up the idea of permanently residing in Washing- ton on account of his inability to find suitable accommodations anywhere in the city. Clearly one of the things most needed here is a spacious And properly planned studio building, and the person or syndi- cate that supplies it will not cnly confer a benefit on the public, but find a profitable investment for the capital required. ° ee —Art interest in New York is centering just now about the works of George In- ness, the distinguished American landscape painter, who, it will be remembered, died in Scetland a few months ago. At the galleries of the American Art Association there are twenty of his canvases, belong- ing to one gentleman, at present on view, prior to their sale, which takes place next Wednesday evening, and at the galleries of the Fine Arts Society there is an exhi- bition of the paintings left at his death, some two hundred and forty in number. These are also to be sold before long. Of course the latter collection includes sketch- es, studies, mincr works, and some unfin- ished ptctures, of more or less importance. Mr. Inness is represented by one or more examples in pretty much every private collection of consequence in the country, and when to these is added the number above indicated, a fair idea may be gain- ed of his industry and capacity for turning out work. It ts too early yet to judge what exact artistic rank will be assigned in future to Mr. Inness, but at present it may be said that he is regarded as stand- irg rather higher than any landscape painter this country has yet produced. It is likely, however, that the placing of 50 many of his paintings on the market in so short a time may tend to effect his rep- utation, or rather the value of his work: with unthinking people, since under such circumstances prices will necessarily be lower than they would be with the con- ditions of ordinary demand and supply. This effect can, however, be only tempo- rary. —————— Plenty of It. From Life. If there is no race for the America’s cup next season the New York Yacht Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron evidently intend that it shall not be for lack of wind.